I’m talking about those youtube videos.

Feels like lowkey copaganda to me.

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    16 hours ago

    There are, of course, counter-examples. But those are usually more the subject of documentaries about injustice in the justice system.

    Yeah that’s why they shouldn’t be using it. Maybe I’m more sensitive to it because I can be really socially awkward but I can’t help but think about how I’d be fucked if I ever ended up the subject of one of these investigations because I have a lot of the same behaviors they use to justify their suspicion towards someone when I get nervous

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      15 hours ago

      Yeah. I’m with you there. We don’t display the proper amount of anxiety, either being too detached or overdramatic, and suddenly they are laser focused on us.

      “Why did you google how long it takes a person to asphyxiate?”

      “I watched a movie where a guy holds his breath and got curious as to whether it was bullshit or not.”

      “Why is there a sword in your online cart?”

      “It was aspirational. Swords are expensive and I don’t know if I’ll get enjoyment commensurate to the cost.”

      “You like big words don’t you. You think you’re pretty smart, eh? You think you’re smarter than me?”

      “W—well… I mean… I don’t have enough evid—”

      Nightstick to the face. “Stop resisting arrest!”


      My point was more about unreliable narration than the interaction between gut reactions and neurodivergence. That’s a legitimate concern. One hopes that the non-gut-reaction part of the process vindicates us.